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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the concept of individual or collective guilt often said to be felt by some white people for the racist treatment of people of color by whites both historically and presently?

2. Executive Order 10925 was signed into effect on what date?

3. What was a case in which the US Supreme Court affirmed that Alabama's anti-miscegenation statute was constitutional?

4. According to the author in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families, biracial girls tend to stay in what environments?

5. What is the first factor the author describes for why process-oriented affirmative action is often ineffective in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tatum describe the development of white identity in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

2. What is the effect of white resistance to racism, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

3. How does the author describe the similarities and variations within the Native American community in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development?

4. What ethnic group is most responsible for a culture of silence according to the author in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue? Why?

5. How is biracial development approached by the author in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families?

6. How does Tatum suggest Whites find redefinition in racial identity in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

7. What is the impact of the "one-drop" rule in history, as discussed in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families?

8. What do productive racial dialogues promote, according to the author in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue?

9. What problems does Tatum discuss which can result from the different concepts of affirmative action in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?

10. What stages of white identity development does the author describe in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and analyze the terms individualism, meritocracy, "normal," and "the other." How are these terms applied to social studies and psychology?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the immersion experience and its impact on racial identity development. When and in what ways does the author describe this experience?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tatum's examples of racial depictions from the Bible and in children's films. How do these early examples shape racial identity in children?

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